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Cyclothymia (pronounced “sī-klə-’thī-mē-ə”) is a temper disorder. This sickness is a soft type of bipolar II disorder consisting of repeated mood disorder between hypomania and dysthymic mood. One occurrence of hypomania is adequate to make a diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder; however, in most cases, patient will suffer from dysthymic episodes too. according to “Blueprints in Psychiatry”, the identification of cyclothymic disorder will happen only in cases where there is no records of mania or major depressive episode or mixed episode. The prevalence of cyclothymic disorder is 0.4-1%. The rate appears equal in both genders; however women more often ask for professional help.